Imprint

The Forest Magazine is an independent art platform dedicated to showcasing inspiring visual artists, seen through a prism focusing on nature and classic aesthetics.
The Forest print issues are completely self-funded and contain no advertisements. It is published biannually in limited editions.

Copyright & Disclaimer

All content, this means all text and data published by The Forest Magazine through all the media and channels the publisher chooses, including the website theforestmagazine.com, printed material and social media, are protected by copyright and may be covered by other restrictions as well. The Forest Magazine retains all rights, including copyright, in data, images, documentation, text and other information contained in these files (collectively, the “Materials”). Copyright and other proprietary rights may be held by individuals or entities other than, or in addition to The Forest Magazine. The collaborating artists reserve the copyright to their respective work, as featured on the platform and media.The publisher and the editorial team of The Forest Magazine do not assume liability for relevance, accuracy, and completeness of the information provided. Though the editorial team makes every effort to provide timely and accurate information, errors, omissions and confusions may occur. The publisher and the editorial team of The Forest Magazine are only liable for material or immaterial damages, if it can be proved that theforestmagazine.com caused damage deliberately, with malicious intent, or through gross negligence.

The publisher and the editorial team of The Forest Magazine do not assume liability for relevance, accuracy, and completeness of the information provided. Though the editorial team makes every effort to provide timely and accurate information, errors, omissions and confusions may occur. The publisher and the editorial team of The Forest Magazine are only liable for material or immaterial damages, if it can be proved that theforestmagazine.com caused damage deliberately, with malicious intent, or through gross negligence.

The Forest Magazine reserves the right to change, supplement, or delete some or all of the content on its website without notice. Similarly, we reserve the right to temporarily or permanently discontinue the website.We reserve the right to modify the content we receive for publication at our discretion. There is no entitlement to financial compensation or claim upon a publication on The Forest Magazine. Furthermore, the assurance for admission in an issue is not subject to legal liability. We reserve the right to remove entries at short notice without providing further information. We do not assume any responsibility or liability for infringement of copyright, arising from the publication of content which was submitted to us.

The Forest Magazine reserves the right to modify the content we receive for publication at our discretion. There is no entitlement to financial compensation or claim upon a publication on The Forest Magazine. Furthermore, the assurance for admission in an issue is not subject to legal liability. We reserve the right to remove entries without providing further information. The Forest Magazine assumes no liability for financial, material or emotional harm that emerges through publication on theforestmagazine.com, in our printed material and any other channel we use nor does it assume, in any way whatsoever, any responsibility or liability for infringement of copyright or breach of privacy, arising from the publication of content which was submitted to us; in such a case, the person who submitted the content to The Forest magazine is to be held liable.

Please note, that The Forest Magazine and theforestmagazine.com implement third-party applications, user tracking tools, and interactive functions from external services & providers, with which we are not affiliated.  Please find the corresponding Terms & Conditions of use on the respective websites.

Submissions

By submitting your material to The Forest Magazine, You assert that you are the only copyright holder of the content you submit and you grant us your full consent to publish your work in any media possible (known or to be invented), including on theforestmagazine.com and any dissemination channel we decide, for purposes related to the scope of The Forest magazine and in perpetuity (including but not limited to print, online, social media, broadcasting etc).  The Forest Magazine will never sell your content without your explicit permission. You remain the only copyright holder. However, The Forest Magazine, as a licensee, is allowed to use the content, in addition to the publication itself, in publicity features regarding The Forest magazine in any and all media, advertising or promotional material regarding the scope of The Forest magazine and only in association with our brand.
Before submitting to The Forest Magazine, it is your duty to receive the written permission of any person appearing in the content you submit. Thus, you also assert that all persons depicted must be 18 years and over and that you have obtained the written permission of them and/or their representatives in order to publish the content.
You agree to indemnify us and hold us harmless from any liability, damages, and fees whatsoever, arising from our use of the material you submitted and you accept full responsibility for your actions (e.g. If you submit content without the consent of the photographer or of the persons appearing in the content).
We will not be held accountable for any breach of privacy or violation of any rights of publicity/likeness, and any possible breach of any possible right, due to the publication of material you have submitted to The Forest magazine. We do not remove sets once they have been published unless you have unlawfully submitted to The Forest Magazine and have deceived its editors, for which you will be held liable for any damages and fees this may cause us.
In simple words, if you submit to The Forest Magazine content without having obtained proofs of consent of all parties involved,  you take full responsibility for any claims or liability, damages, and fees, associated with the publication. You agree, by the acknowledgement of this disclaimer, to not hold The Forest Magazine and their owners responsible for any injury, mental or physical, resulting from the publishing of your submission.
What is more, if anyone sues you for slander related to content you have submitted to and which The Forest Magazine has published, you agree to not hold liable The Forest Magazine and the team associated with it. Lastly, The Forest Magazine cannot guarantee that every submission will be published.
We only accept exclusive submissions to The Forest Magazine and the published content remains a The Forest Magazine Exclusive in perpetuity. By submitting exclusive content to The Forest Magazine, you agree not to send the accepted and published content to any other magazine or website for 12 months.

Third party links

When our site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only; we have no control over these websites or resources and consequently accept no liability for any kind of claims, damages, injuries or fees.

General privacy policy

Our Website typically collects two types of information about you: information that you provide which personally identifies you; and information which does not personally identify you, that we automatically collect when you visit our website or that you provide us.

Personally Identifiable Information:
Our definition of personally identifiable information includes any information that may be used to specifically identify or contact you, such as your name, mail address, phone number, etc. As a general policy, we do not automatically collect your personally identifiable information when you visit our website. In certain circumstances, we may request, allow or otherwise provide you an opportunity to submit your personally identifiable information in connection with a submission process, promotion or some other aspect of our website. For instance, you may: provide your name, email address, website and biography when using our submission form or in connection with a contest entry. Whether or not you provide this information is your choice; however, in many instances, this type of information is required to participate in the particular activity, realize a benefit we may offer, or gain access to certain content on our website (like the submission process).

Non-Personal Information:
Our definition of non-personal information is any information that does not personally identify you. Non-personal information can include certain personally identifiable information that has been de-identified; that is, information that has been rendered anonymous. We obtain non-personal information about you from information that you provide us, either separately or together with your personally identifiable information. We also automatically collect certain non-personal information from you when you access our website. This information can include, among other things, IP addresses, the type of browser you are using (e.g., Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.), the third party website from which your visit originated, the operating system you are using (e.g., Windows XP, Macintosh OS, etc.), the domain name of your internet service provider, the specific web pages you visit and the duration of your visits.

Copyright/Law issues

If you discover photos, images, text or other content on The Forest Magazine, which are under your personal (single) copyright (or of your company) and you never gave a permission for usage at theforestmagazine.com or on the social profiles and print releases of The Forest Magazine, contact us immediately.
Please provide us also with the evidence of your copyright. The Forest Magazine will immediately contact the copyright claimant regarding the specific content in order to clarify the legal situation and initiate legal steps if necessary. Disciplinary warning letters via e-mail to one of the e-mail addresses of The Forest Magazine are not considered, only via registered post with an uncharged response possibility of 16 days for verifying your legal claim and to take legal advice. Charged disciplinary letters are not accepted without personal consultation and the prior consent of the publisher of The Forest Magazine and full details of the legal situation. With the usage (this means also visiting, loading and transferring) the online- and print content of The Forest Magazine, you accept this agreement. Place of jurisdiction: Athens (Greece/European Union).

Bugs / Virii

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our Sites or to your downloading of any content on it, or on any website linked to it. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programs, and platform in order to access our site. You should use your own virus protection software.
You must not misuse our Sites by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorized access to our Sites, the server on which our Sites are stored or any server, computer or database connected to our Sites. You must not attack our Sites via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offense. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our Sites will cease immediately.

Data protection/data storage

The storage and processing of customer data occur in strict observance of the EU Data Protection regulations. Customer data is stored in the form of names, addresses and contact data, such as private or business address.
The customer has the right to receive information about the stored personal data at any time. Information about the stored data can be obtained from [email protected].

Changes to these terms

We may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page. Please check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we make, as they are binding on you.

Changes to theforestmagazine.com

We may update our site from time to time and may change the content at any time. However, please note that any of the content on our site may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update it. We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will be free from errors or omissions.

Accessing theforestmagazine.com

Our site is made available free of charge. We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to our site is permitted on a temporary basis. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of our site without notice. We will not be liable to you if, for any reason, our site is unavailable at any time or for any period. You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our site.

No reliance on information

Unless otherwise agreed between us, the content on our site is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely and you must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our site, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our site is accurate, complete or up-to-date.

Linking to theforestmagazine.com

You may link to our homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. You must not establish a link to our site in any website that is not owned by you. Our site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our site other than the homepage. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. If you wish to make any use of content on our site other than that set out above, please contact [email protected]
Theforestmagazine.com reserves the right to withdraw the permission at any time.